Collar attachment.



J. I. VAN TOCHINE.

1,147,577, Patented July 20, 1915.

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JOSEPH I. VAN 'roonrnn, or roam WAYNE, INDIANA.

COLLAR ATTACHMENT.

specification of Letters Patent. Patented July 20?, 1915.

Application filed May 1c, 1913. Serial in. 768,118.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JosErH I. VAN Toonmn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Fort Wayne, in the county of Allen and State of Indiana, have invented new'and useful Improvements in Collar Attachments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to collar attachments; and it has for its primary object the provision of identical devices for receiving the marginal edges of the outer foldof the collar at the corners thereof, and the con' struction of said deviceswhereby they may be made of a material selected with a view to harmonizing with a particular. .color scheme of a dress, shirt or other apparel and thereby add to the attractiveness and dressy appearance of the collar.

A further object of the invention is the provision of means for facilitating the operation of applying the devices to or removing the same from the collar.

Another object of the invention is the provision of means for holding the devices against accidental displacement from the collar while the latter is worn.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings :F igure 1 is a perspective view of a collar, showing the application of the device thereto; Fig. 2 is a similar view, showing a slight modification of the device; Fig. 3 is a similar view, showing a further modification; Fig. 4 is a similar view, showing a slightly further modified form of the device; Fig. 5 is a similar view, showing a still further modified form of the device; Fig. 6 is a similar view, showing a further modification of the device; Fig. 7 is a section on line 7-7 of Fig. 1; Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the device shown in Fig. l detached from the collar;

and Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the device.

shown in Fig. 2 detached from the collar.

The attachment illustrated in- Figs. 1. and 8 of the drawings comprises identical devices 1 which may be'constructedof metal, such as sheet gold, silver or the like, celluloid, rubber or any other well known composition of matter which may be found most desirable for the purpose. The metal forming each device is folded on itself so as to provide inner and outer surfaces or walls 2 and 3 which are connected with each other by-a curved wall 4- which serves to space the walls 2 and 3 from each other so as to provide an intervening'channel or space 5 therebetween for the reception of the edges of the collar at the corners thereof. The device as applied to the outer fold of the collar as shown in Fig. 1 includes a relatively long leg 6 which extends partly around the lower edge of the fold of the collar and an upwardly curved leg 7 whichextends along the vertical edge of theouter fold of the collar, as shown. In describing this arrangement of the different legs of the-device it is stated that various modifications in such arrangement may be resorted to as may depend upon the shape and style of the collar. The de vicev is intended to be retained in operative position upon the collar through the frictional contact of the walls 2- and 3 against the opposite sides of the outer fold of the collar. However with a view toincreasing the friction between the collar and the device the inner wall 3 may have stamped therefrom suitable substantially V-spurs 8 which extend normally into the channel or collar receiving space 5, so as to be advanced against the collar, as will be understood.

In the form of the device shown in Figs. 2 and 9, the attachment comprises identical devices 10 each including a horizontal leg 11 and a vertical leg 12, the wall 13 of the latter being connected with the wall 14: of the former through a diagonal bar 15.

The attachment shown in F ig. 4 comprises identical devices 16 each having a relatively long leg 17 and a short leg 18, the latter being arranged at an angle to the former and associated therewith sothat both legs are designed for the effective reception of the edges of the outer fold of the collar at the extreme corner of the latter. In this form of the invention each of the legs 17 and 18 is provided with walls 19 and 20 of varying widths, the latter being relatively narrow as comparedwith the width of the former sothat the former will serve as a guide in the initial'application of the device to the corner of the collar... v

The attachment shown in the remaining modifications are identical with those previously described, the dilferencebeing only in the relative association of the companion legs of the device or the particular arrangement of the legs so as to adapt themselves to a collar of a given design.

While the attachment is designed primarily as means which will lend admirably to the attractiveness of the collar at the extreme points thereof it is also described that the application of the attachment to the points will materially strengthen the collar and prevent the same from breaking down at the corners, while it is further described that the companion devices of the attachment are provided at the immediate points of connection of the diiierent legs of the devices with each other with curved relatively broad surfaces 21 which completely house the corners or points 01: the collar so as to prevent said points from tearing or wearing the shirt of the wearer at such places upon the shirt where the points of the collar usually rest and rub thereagainst.

While the attachment is only shown as applied to collars it is obviously understood that the same may be applied to cuffs or any other portions of a garment that may be found appropriate.

The devices in the various modifications may be provided with any external ornamentation such as engravings upon the outer walls or exposed portions of the devices, as will be understood.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention, as claimed.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim is:

A collar attachment comprising a channel member attached on the lower edge of a turned down collar and having one of its Walls provided With struck up ii-shaped spurs to engage the collar and secure the at tachment thereto.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH I. VAN TOCHINE.

Witnesses:

E. EDMONSTON, Jr., JAMEs A. Konnn.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0. 

